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The End of Easy Growth: Structural Lessons from the 2025 Russia-China Trade Decline

China, Economy, Finance, Russian Market, Trade

In 2025, Russia-China trade entered a new and more complex phase. After four consecutive years of uninterrupted expansion, bilateral trade turnover declined for the first time since the covid pandemic in 2020. According to Chinese customs data cited by Russia’s Trade Representative to China Alexey Dakhnovsky, two-way trade fell by 6.9% year-on-year, reaching US$228.105 billion. […]

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China

China Suspends Electricity Imports From Russian Far East

China, Energy, Exports, Russian Market

China has suspended its electricity purchases from Russia from January 1, the result of high export prices, which exceeded domestic Chinese prices for the first time. However, the cessation is likely to be medium term and resume next year when prices readjust. Inter RAO (an export-import operator) exports surplus electricity from the Russian Far East

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Dagestan

Turkish Investors To Build Agricultural Machinery Plant In Dagestan

Agriculture, Foreign Investment, Middle East, Russian Market

The government of the Republic of Dagestan and representatives of MKB Group of Ankara, Turkiye have discussed building an assembly plant for agricultural machinery in the Russian region, mainly for tractors, the Dagestan export support center has stated. Rizvan Gazimagomedov, Dagestan’s deputy prime minister, said that “The launch and localization of production will provide impetus

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Namibia

Russia-Namibia Bilateral Relations: 2026 Update

Africa, Agriculture, Energy, Exports, Imports, Investment, Russian Market, Trade

Namibia’s Foreign Minister, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi visited Moscow from January 12 to 14), with the symbolism important but the trade, economics and investment dialogues more vital. Three decades after Namibia’s independence and more than sixty years after the Soviet Union first backed the South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) during the liberation struggle, Windhoek and Moscow

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Benin

Russian Exports Of Poultry Products To Benin Up 3.6 Times In 2025

Africa, Agriculture, Exports, Russian Market

Russia increased revenue from exports of agricultural products to Benin 6.8-fold in 2025 to over US$21 million in value, reaching a new historical record compared to the previous record of US$20.9 million in 2022, according to the Agroexport federal centre. In physical terms, exports increased 3.6-fold to 9,000 tonnes. The basis of the export revenue

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China

China Approves 13 More Russian Fish Exporters To Supply Chinese Market

Agriculture, China, Exports, Russian Market, Trade

China has authorized another 13 Russian fishing companies to supply products to its market, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) said, citing a decision by China’s General Administration of Customs. This includes six Sakhalin-based companies (including two transport refrigerators) and three from Kamchatka. The rest are from Primorye Territory and the Murmansk

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South Korea

Russian Exports Of Grain Products To South Korea Up 70% In 2025

Agriculture, Asia, Exports, Russian Market

South Korea tripled its wheat imports from Russia to 202,700 tonnes in 2025, compared with 67,750 tonnes in 2024, the Korea Customs Service has reported. Imports of Russian corn increased to 323,700 tonnes, compared with 227,650 tonnes in 2024; however, Russian barley imports fell by almost 80% to 3,730 tonnes from 15,170 tonnes in 2024.

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Norway

Norway Accounts For 50% Of Russian Wheat Gluten Exports As Russia Proves Far More Competitive Than European Suppliers

Agriculture, Europe, Exports, Russian Market

Norway imported over US$11 million of wheat gluten from Russia in 2025, making up almost half of Russia’s overseas sales, the Agroexport federal center has said. Norway was followed by Turkiye, which imported over US$3.5 million from Russia, and Saudi Arabia with over US$2.4 million. Russia increased its revenues from wheat gluten exports 2.6-fold to

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Meat

Russian Meat Exports Up 10.6% In 2025

Africa, Agriculture, Central Asia, China, Exports, Russian Market

Russia exported over 911,000 tonnes of meat and meat products in 2025, up 10.6% year-on-year, according to the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) said, citing data from the Veterinary Information System (FGIS VetIS). Exports of poultry meat and edible offal increased 7.2% to 409,500 tonnes from 382,100 tonnes in 2024. The main

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Vaccine

Russian Veterinary Vaccine Exports Up 1.7 Times In 2025

Agriculture, Exports, Russian Market

Russia boosted exports of veterinary vaccines 1.7-fold year-on-year to nearly US$43 million in 11M 2025, the Agriculture Ministry’s Agroexport centre has stated, implying full-year exports worth US$47 million. The top three buyers of Russian vaccines were Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Uganda. Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) at the Veterinary Safety International Forum

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